Comparing the effectiveness of emotion regulation- focused cognitive-behavior therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy on reducing the backache symptoms and depression and increasing life satisfaction in women suffering from chronic backache with commorbid major depressive disorder

نویسندگان [English]

Mohamad Oraki1؛ Atousa Mahdizadeh2؛ Afsaneh Dortaj3

1Associate Professor and Faculty Member of Payame Noor University.

2Ph.D. student of psychology of health at Payame Noor University of Dubai

3Instructor, and Ph.D. in Psychology of Health at Payame Noor University of Dubai

چکیده [English]

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of emotion regulation- focused cognitive-behavior therapy (CBT)and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) on backache symptoms, depression and life satisfaction in women suffering from chronic backache with comorbid major depressive disorder (MDD).Method: This study was a quasi-experimental research conducted in the form of pretest-posttest with control group. 30 women with chronic backache and comorbid MDD were selected and were included randomly in two experimental groups (n=20) and one control group (n=10). One experimental group received the emotion regulation-focused CBT and another experimental group received the ACT, with control group on a waiting list. Participants completed the McGill Pain Questionnaire, Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) and Life Satisfaction Questionnaire in the pretest and posttest. The data were analyzed using multi-variable covariance analysis.Results: The Emotion regulation-focused CBT and the ACT reduced backache symptoms and depression, and increased life satisfaction. Conclusion: the results showed no significant differences between the two therapies.

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